FOOD & AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATION

1. FOOD & AGRICULTURAL
ORGANIZATION
DR. MAHESWARI JAIKUMAR
maheswarijaikumar2103@gmail.com

2. INTRODUCTION
• Food & Agricultural Organization
(FAO) was the first specialized
agency of UN established after II
world war in 1945 in Quebec,
Canada which subsequently
moved in to Rome.

3. FORMATION
• 16 October 1945, in Quebec
City, Canada.
• TYPE : Specialized Agency

4. HEAD QUATERS-ROME
Palazzo FAO, Rome, Italy

5. REGIONAL OFFICES
REGION PLACE
AFRICA ACCRA, GHANA
ASIA BANGKOK, THAILAND
EUROPE & CENTRAL
ASIA
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY
LATIN AMERICA CARRIBEAN,
SANTIAGO
NEAR EAST CAIRO, EGYPT

6. HEAD (2015)
• José Graziano da Silva(current)

7. PARENT ORGANIZATION
• UN Economic and Social Council
• Websitewww.fao.org

8. • Is an agency of the United
Nations that leads international
efforts to defeat hunger.
• Serves
both developed and developing
countries.

9. HISTORY
• The idea of an international
organization for food and
agriculture emerged in the late
19th and early 20th century,
advanced primarily by the US
agriculturalist and activist David
Lubin.

10. • In May–June 1905, an
international conference was
held in Rome, Italy, which led to
the creation of the International
Institute of Agriculture

11. • Later in 1943, the United States
President Franklin D.
Roosevelt called a United
Nations Conference on Food and
Agriculture.

12. • Representatives from forty four
governments gathered at The
Homestead Resort in Hot
Springs, Virginia from 18 May to
3 June.

13. • They committed themselves to
founding a permanent
organization for food and
agriculture, which happened in
Quebec City, Canada on 16
October 1945 with the
conclusion of the Constitution of
the Food and Agriculture
Organization

14. • The First Session of the FAO
Conference was held in the
Chateau Frontenac at Quebec,
Canada, from 16 October to 1
November 1945

15. MOTTO
• Its Latin motto, fiat panis,
translates as "let there be
bread".

16. MEMBERS
• As of 8 August 2013, FAO has
194 member states, along with
the European Union (a "member
organization"), and the Faroe
Islands and Tokelau, which are
associate members.

17. STRUCTURE
• FAO is composed of seven
departments: Administration and
Finance, Agriculture and Consumer
Protection, Economic and Social
Development, Fisheries and
Aquaculture, Forestry, Natural
Resource Management and
Environment, and Technical
Cooperation.

18. STRUCTURE
HEAD QUATERS
REGIONAL OFFICES
SUB REGIONAL OFFICES
LAISION OFFICES

19. BUDGET
• FAO's Regular Programme
budget is funded by its
members, through contributions
set at the FAO Conference.

20. DIRECTOR GENERALS
No GENERAL COUNTRY PERIOD
1 José Graziano da Silva Brazil
January 2012 – July
2019
2 Jacques Diouf Senegal
January 1994 –
December 2011
3 Edouard Saouma Lebanon
January 1976 –
December 1993
4
Addeke Hendrik
Boerma
Netherlands
January 1968 –
December 1975
5 Binay Ranjan Sen India
November 1956 –
December 1967

21. José Graziano da Silva

22. ACTIVITIES
• FAO acts as a neutral forum
where all nations meet as equals
to negotiate agreements and
debate policy.

23. • FAO is also a source of
knowledge and information, and
helps developing countries and
countries in transition modernize
and
improve agriculture, forestry and
fisheries practices, ensuring
good nutrition and food
security for all.

24. PRIORITY WORK AREAS
• Help eliminate hunger, food
insecurity and malnutrition.
• Make agriculture, forestry and
fisheries more productive and
sustainable.

25. • Reduce rural poverty.
• Enable inclusive and efficient
agricultural and food systems.
• Increase the resilience of
livelihoods from disasters.

26. • In this context, FAO initiated “ A
World Freedom from Hunger
campaign during 1960 and
disseminated nutrition
information and education to
people.

27. • In Dec 1992, an international
conference on Nutrition was
held in Rome in collaboration
with WHO.
• They jointly sponsored a large
number of expert committees on
Food & Nutrition.

28. • Several
projects have
been
developed on
nutrition
education,
food quality
and safety,
micronutrient
deficiency and
nutrition
surveillance.

29. • FAO also shares interest in the
control of brucellosis and other
zoonosis.

30. THANK YOU